Vance & Hines Yamaha riders Jamie James (2) and Thomas Stevens (11) battle late in the 1991 Road America Superbike round. James held off his teammate to earn his second-career AMA Superbike victory. While James won the battle at Elkhart Lake that year, Stevens went on to win the war earning the AMA Superbike Championship by a mere two points over Muzzy Kawasaki’s Scott Russell.
Vance & Hines Yamaha riders Jamie James (2) and Thomas Stevens (11) battle late in the 1991 Road America Superbike round. James held off his teammate to earn his second-career AMA Superbike victory. (Larry Lawrence photo)
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not taking anything away from Tom but didn’t he win the title without winning a race?
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Stevens won at Mid-Ohio that year.
Larry
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You might be thinking of BBoz who won the title riding for Honda in ’98 without a race win. His first win came a year later at Brainerd.
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